Where can I buy a decent sun strip?
Where can I buy a decent sun strip?
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CoolHands

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23,431 posts

224 months

Tuesday 26th March 2024
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I want to go back to the 90s (80s?) and have decided I want a fairly deep sunstrip on my windscreen smokin

But they seem to have died a death. The only ones I kind find are all the same make some kind of cheap chinese thin crap. Any ideas where one could get something decent? No Kevin and Tracy script will be required

mibman2004

43 posts

127 months

Tuesday 26th March 2024
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I have found a few for sale in Halfords. My local branch (Blackburn) sells a solid black, a black fade and a blue fade. The blue fade definitely has a 90's vibe. I think they were £5 too.

Coatesy351

889 posts

161 months

Tommo87

5,457 posts

142 months

Tuesday 26th March 2024
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CoolHands said:
I want to go back to the 90s (80s?) and have decided I want a fairly deep sunstrip on my windscreen smokin

But they seem to have died a death. The only ones I kind find are all the same make some kind of cheap chinese thin crap. Any ideas where one could get something decent? No Kevin and Tracy script will be required
They are rare because Kevin has now moved on to a badly spaced number plate with extra screws, to let people know his name.



the-norseman

15,765 posts

200 months

Tuesday 26th March 2024
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I've had a few on hot hatches, always plain black usually just either bought a roll of vinyl or bought a pre-cut one off eBay.

CoolHands

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23,431 posts

224 months

Tuesday 26th March 2024
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Would a window tinter be able to do it using their usual range of colours etc? I used a local one once for side windows, I could try him if so

jeremyc

28,112 posts

313 months

Tuesday 26th March 2024
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CoolHands

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23,431 posts

224 months

Friday 9th August 2024
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Just to conclude, I used a window tinter I’ve used before - he used regular tinting film (on the inside) and fitted it for me. Didn’t go too deep in the end, but is a bit deeper than many of the skinny ones you can purchase. It is 80% film which I believe is similar to ‘factory’ tinting in rear glass so kind of matches. Hard to photograph cos of reflections.